Blood isn't thicker than water?

So I was raised being close to my family, but now I can really say that I don't like them too much.  Actually, not at all.  I still love them, and not because I have to; I sincerely with them an abundance of blessings, however my associations with them leave me mentally and physically drained.   If you don't have anything in common with your relatives besides blood, do you really have to talk to them?  I mean, what am I missing out on?  Selfishness, check.  Tactlessness, check.  The list can go on for days.  In so many ways, they have proven to be selfish and unreliable in the extreme.  I make tremendous efforts to be a better person and exhibit positive traits and I strive to treat people the way I want to be treated.  I used to always wonder about other family members who would 'cut' everyone off, and do them, but now I can undoubtedly see the logic.  I really think that I can continue to become a better person without the negativity of these people in my life.  So now, time to move on and up!

"It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing, thats the Lord's test." -Mahalia Jackson